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Baby regurged :(

misery

misery

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I've had my this hatchling for almost two weeks now. I don't know of its feeding records.

First feeding with me went great. However, it regurged the second time.
(Day of the regurge was absolutely VILE. My whole room has an unpleasant smell. I had to go sniff my other snake's tank to make sure that the bedding wasn't that old yet and that it was from the baby being sick)

Anyway, I'm looking for solutions. How do I maintain a lower temp in the tank (temp is what I think caused my baby to regurge)? If I'm not paying attention, the tanks get very close to the 90s. (I've actually caught my other snake's tank get to 97 degrees.) When I'm home, it's a battle between me and the UHT, every other hour or so I go to plug it back in or unplug it. So far, I've been turning the UHTs off when the snakes have fed and used a heat lamp. But even the heat lamp is making the tanks a little too warm.
The fan in my room is not in a good place for my snakes. And even if I were to move the fan, it only goes in one direction, and the snakes happen to be on opposite sides of the room.
 
A thermostat would really help out. You may need to get two since your vivs are far apart, but sounds like you really need them.
Good luck :cheers:
 
Sorry to hear about the regurg...I'm sure you know now not to feed her for at least 10 days, and when you do, make sure it's a smaller meal than she's used to...
As for your UTH....I'm assuming it's not on a thermostat?? Those pads can get really hot if not regulated...97 degrees is WAY too hot! I think I read somewhere that UTH's can get to 120 degrees? :eek1:
If you don't have a thermostat, you can get rid of extra heat by putting your viv up on blocks or something to allow more air to circulate underneath.
You can also put the UTH on a piece of ceramic tile...that helps to decrease 'hot spots' directly under your tank...
But, to be sure you have the correct, constant temp, you should get a thermostat.....
 
reostat

If you can buy a reostat and use it to controll the electricity to the pad. If you can not do it your self find an electrition and have him build one to a outlet box that you can plug both tanks into.

Search on here for how to build the outlet you can buy the basic reostat.

Richard
 
Sounds to me like you can ditch the UTH altogether, at least until the hot NJ summer is over. How warm does your room stay?
 
mbdorfer said:
Sounds to me like you can ditch the UTH altogether, at least until the hot NJ summer is over. How warm does your room stay?
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So far, its been 67 in my room. But there's never a constant temperature this time of the year.


Thanks everyone.
 
misery said:
So far, its been 67 in my room. But there's never a constant temperature this time of the year.


Thanks everyone.
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Sorry, I misunderstood. 67 is too cool without extra heat. Rheostat for the UTH would be the way to go. Or like I do with hatchlings, I get human heating pads at Walmart for about $10, slide it under 1/3 of the tank and set it on low, never had an overheating problem :wavey:
 
mbdorfer said:
Sorry, I misunderstood. 67 is too cool without extra heat. Rheostat for the UTH would be the way to go. Or like I do with hatchlings, I get human heating pads at Walmart for about $10, slide it under 1/3 of the tank and set it on low, never had an overheating problem :wavey:
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I don't know if I'd recommend the human heating pad, they aren't made for constant usage and can be a fire hazard...plus I think that most all of them have an auto shutoff nowadays because of the hazard. :shrugs:

I agree...you need to get a rheostat to control your temps :)

Great link A_mc!! Whoever came up with that was a genius! LOL :D
 
DdotSpot said:
Great link A_mc!! Whoever came up with that was a genius! LOL :D
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LOL...I LOVED those instructions--and the pics!! Made it look so easy for the (anything that involves tools insert here) challenged. I plan on making a few soon, so I have that post saved!! :cheers:
:-offtopic I will, however take issue with the wound care involving electrical tape...I always thought duct tape held better and lasted longer... :crazy02: (at least that's what my patients say) :shrugs:
 
A_Mc said:
I will, however take issue with the wound care involving electrical tape...I always thought duct tape held better and lasted longer... :crazy02: (at least that's what my patients say) :shrugs:
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:-offtopic Duct tape fixes everything.....Thats what my dad used to say when he did heating and air conditioning for 21 years. Dang, He always had duct tape for something lol
 
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